Shuffle board cue



Jan. 24, 1933. c. B. ISBELL 1,895,393

SHUFFLE BOARD CUE Filed May 27, 1930 Patented Jan. 24, 1933 UNETED STATES PA ENT orrice CHARLES -13. 'IsBELL, or ELKHART, ENDIANA, nssienon ro snnnrnnnonnn some MENT 00., oFsr. rnrnnsnnne, Encarta, A conrona'rron or FLORIDA snnrrtn BOARD our:

Application filed. May 27,

execution of either a skillful or unskillful play, hammer the ground or the nearest object violently with the. cue, thereby damag ing the cue or rendering it wholly useless.

The principal object of my invention is to provide an improved shuffle board cue that is sturdy in construction, yet simple and cheap, and which cannot readily be damaged or destroyed by ordinary misuse at the hands ofan unduly elated or'temperamental player.

The preferred embodiment of my invention' is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein j Figure 1 is a plan elevational view of my improved shufile board cue;

Fig. 2 is a section taken on line 22 of F ig; l and including the, handle; and

3 is a section taken on line 33 of Fig. l. r

Similar numerals ofreference indicate like parts throughout the several views onthe drawing.

' Referring now to the drawing the numeral 1 indicates a shuflle board cue head, preferably made of some suitable wood, and 2 the handleconnected therewith, as hereinafter described. Thehead l is provided with the concaved front end 3, which is adapted to engage the disk to be projected by the player, as is Well known in the art, said head being provided also with the furcated shank section 4 within which the somewhat flattened lower end 5 of the handle is secured by the fastener member 6 which may take the form of a bolt and which may penetrate the handle and both prongs of the head shank fur-cation. i V

The extreme lower end of the handle 2 may be provided with a cylindrical portion 7 which engages snugly in a cylindrical socket 8 formed in the headshank at the termina v tion of the shank furcation and between the seated in 1930. Serial No. 456,201.

prongs thereof, 1 the bolt ,6 maintaining the juxtaposition of the handle within the furcation prongs and said socket.

It is to be particularly noted that the head 1 and handle 2 are disposed in alignment and that the relationof thehandle and headis one best adapted to reduce breaking strain on the head and thereby overcome the liability to breakage in the misuse of the cue referred to. The thickness of the head and the diameter of the handle are .substantially equal and the spacing of'the parts forming the bifurcation l of the head issuch as to require'a material reduction in the diameter of-the handle to fit between these parts. This requires a rather considerable area of the squared, portion-of the handle in contact with the inner surfaceof the bifurcation "so that throughout the ordinarily weak'part of the head, i. 'eQthroughout the lengthjof the bifurcation, there is a very considerable area of the handle to resist the breaking tendency ofthe arms forming the bifurcation.- Furthermore, the relation of the handle and the inner, surface of the bifurcated portion forms square-fitting or abrupt bearing surfaces to prevent any possibility of twisting or turning the handle independently of the head,,

and thus there is further resistance to a I breakingflstrain under such an action.

Again, the handle presents square shoulders which bear against the free ends of the arms forming the bifurcation and the end ,of the handle remote from these square shoulders is slightly reduced in diameter and a ly disposed recess Wholly included withinthe area ofthe head. The shoulders and extension 7 prevent relative endwise movement of the head and handle in one "direc- \7 tion, and the handle proper forms immediately adjacent one end of the extension 7 a s longitudinally ranging, centralg shouldered ortion which bears s uarel r P q Y against the inner wall of'the bifurcation.

The transverse pin 6 located near theremote end =of the arms i confines the free ends of the arms with relation to the adjacent I shoulder and the handle, and thus the handle and head are locked against relative. rotative movement, relative endwise movement or a relative twisting, with. the effect that throughthe formation and by the provision of a single bolt, the connection between the head and handleisas strong and rigid as if the parts were integral, While at the same timepermitting the convenient and-1.ready separation of the handle and head through the removal of a single bolt.

It is recognized that the ointconnection I between the head and handle provides an ar .rangement involving the specific details of a joint, but these-details in the present instance are not designed primarily with a view to providinga j oint but with a View to permitting the separation of the handle when;

necessary, and more particularly av correlation of theparts which insures the utmost 1 rigidity and resistance to breaking strain under the 'misuse to which the cues are frequently sub ected. In such misuse, where one edge of the operative end of the head is driven against the floor or other obj ect,'th'ere isi'a; decided tendency to twist. or turn. the

.heaidrelative to thehandle. In thepresent T. instance, this is resisted by the relative broad bearing between the handle and head and the provision of thecooperating shoulders at the respective ends of the handle and head: If the misuse directs astrain on the head which tends to move it. at an angleto the hair die, the projection 7, together with the shoul ders at the respective ends of the head and handle, guard 'againstQany independent movement of the head under such strain.

Therefore, the joint is essentially correlated to a particular article such as described,'

namely a shuttle boa-rd cue, and insofar as its 1 objects in this particular relation are con-,

ceriied, is to be clearly distinguished from the generaljoint connection. Tl1'COI1Sb1UClL1OI1.0f my improvedshuflie board cue imparts great strength and dura- I bility thereto without'impairing its effectiveness or materially enhancing its weight.

- I am aware that the invention may be embodied in: other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential attributes thereof, and I therefore desire to present embodiment to be considered in all respects as,

illustrative and not restrictive.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new therein and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States is:

1. rt shufile board cue involving ahead and a handleremovably connected therewith, the

head and handle being in alignment, the free end of the head being formed to cooperat with the playing el ment, the opposite end of the head being reduced in width to provide a shanksection presenting spaced parallel arms,; the handle being substantially round in'cross section and of a diameter materially exceeding the space between the arms of the shank said handle being reducedin diameter to present diametrically. opposed square surfaces to fit betweenand bear squarely against the inner surface of the arms, the end of the handle having a cylindrical projection of a diameter substantially equaling the distance between the squared surfaces of the handle, with the head formed withai recess in line with the. space'betweeii the arms to snugly receive said projection, the reductionof the handle to fitb'etween the armsprov ding'side shoulders tobear squarely against the free ends of the-arms, theforination of the proshank section presenting spaced parallel arms, the handle being substantially round in cross section and, of a, diameter materially exceeding the space between the arms of the shank, said handle being reducedin diameter. to present diametrically opposed square sur-i faces to fit between and bear squarely against the innerv surfaces of the arms, the end of the handle having a-cylindrical,projectionof a diameter substantially, equaling the distance between the. squared surfaces of the handle,

with the head formed with a recess inline with the space between the arms to snugly receive said projection, the reduction of the handle to fit between the armsproviding side shoulders to bear squarely against therfree endsof the arms, the formation of the pro-- jectioi on 7 the handle forming upper and lower shoulders to bear against the end of the space between'the arms above and below the projection, and a transverse securing element passing through the arms and handle adjacent the free ends ofthe arms.

.3. A shuttle board cue comprising a head formed atone end with avrecess to cooperate with the playing disk, the head being of 'reducedwidth beyond the recess to providea shank including spaced parallel arms having inner surfaces at right angles tothe plane of the head, the body'of the head immediately beyond the space between the-arms being formed with a longitudinal recess, and a han' dle having opposed squaredfsu rfaces tofit between and bear substantially throughout the squared surfaces of the inner sides of the arms, and an end extension to fit within said recess, the handle presenting shoulders at 'rightangles tothe plane of, the head to bear squarely against the ends of the arms and tioned shoulders to bear against the end 'of the space between the arms above. and below the recess. I q CHARLES B.';ISBEL shoulders at right angles "to the first men 

